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Q: Who was the first American driver to campaign and compete full-time in the World Rally Championship (WRC)?
Ken Block
Q: What was the final evolution of Porsche's front-engined, water-cooled transaxle car?
Porsche 968
Q: What was the first official Volkswagen concept car to feature gullwing doors?
Volkswagen Scooter
Q: What was Mercedes-Benz's first electric station wagon called?
Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake
Q: What was the convertible version of the Subaru Impreza unveiled in 1995 called?
Subaru Impreza Operetta
Q: What disaster destroyed the entire Olds Motor Works factory in March 1901?
A massive fire
Q: Which production car evolved from the first concept vehicle Mitsubishi exhibited at an American auto show?
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Q: In what year was Lamborghini Polo Storico founded?
2015
Q: Up to what impact speed are modern bumpers designed to withstand without sustaining major damage?
8 km/h
Q: What was the most powerful and fastest production Rover model ever built, as of 1992?
Rover 220 Coupe Turbo
Q: The last true Chevrolet Caprice was designed by a Filipino. What was his name?
Ben Salvador
Q: 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit was the historic birthplace of which famous brand?
Ford
Q: What is the largest Jaguar club in the world called?
Jaguar Enthusiasts' Club
Q: What was the first DKW model built in Brazil?
DKW F91 Universal
Q: In the territory of which former great empire was Alec Issigonis born?
The Ottoman Empire
Q: Which coachbuilder created the first Volvo MPV in 1988?
Coggiola
Q: Who created the modern puffer jacket, whose name was also used for a famous trim level on many Ford models?
Eddie Bauer
Q: What was the first Mini that rolled off the production line at Austin's Longbridge plant in Birmingham on April 4, 1959, actually called?
Austin Seven
Q: What is the oldest nameplate in Dodge's product portfolio?
Charger
Q: What was Opel's first Combo model actually called?
Opel Kadett Combo
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